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- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 10:53:37 EST
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- From: "Alice D. Walker" <WALKERAD@VTVM1.BITNET>
- Subject: computer fees--summary
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- Thanks to all who responded to the question concerning computer fees. Randy Ri
- chter (RRICHTER@cause.colorado.edu) supplied a two-page list of institutions.
- Casey Green (EDUCOM-USC) used percentages: 16% charge computerfees to departmen
- t and service units, 20% will begin charging this year or are in process of rev
- iew, 23% are charging individual users, and 23% are reviewing this option.
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- Other respondents indicated that computer fees vary greatly in amount and metho
- d of charging:
- University of New Brunswick, no computer fee, charges for laser printing
- University of Wisconsin, Platteville, no computer fee
- University of Wisconsin-Stout, only charge for printing
- University of North Texas, $3.25/sem. hr. credit
- University of Missouri, $4/credit hour
- University of Colorado at Boulder, $10/semester
- University of South Alabama, $10/class for College of Education, additional
- selected course fees
- UNC at Greensboro, $7/1 sem.hr., $14/2, $20/3
- Penn State, $35/semester
- University of Iowa, $40/semester all full time students except engineers,
- Engineers = $100/semester
- George Washington, $100/semester
- St. Lawrence, $250 for installed ethernet card in dorms ($150 reimbursable)
- James Madison, computer literacy fee, component of comprehensive student fee,
- generates $523,000/yr. as established by legislation, fee fluctuates
-
- Finally, for those who are not regular readers of EDTECH, much discussion has b
- een generated about who pays for what and why, but the list of quotes is too
- long to include here. I do not yet know how this information will influence
- decisions at Virginia Tech, but we greatly appreciate your input.
- Alice D. Walker
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